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# About Sigma

> Sigma empowers ad hoc analysis, enterprise analytics, data apps, and embedded analytics powered by live cloud data.

Sigma empowers you to perform ad hoc analysis and data exploration, build enterprise-grade analytics, develop powerful apps based on your data, and embed analytics into your product.

You can build business workflows in Sigma whether you're more comfortable working in spreadsheets, writing SQL queries, making dashboards of business intelligence insights, or writing code.

If you're not already using Sigma, [try it free today](https://www.sigmacomputing.com/go/free-trial).

For a brief overview of Sigma concepts and the user interface, see [Sigma basics](/docs/sigma-basics) and [Get around in Sigma](/docs/get-around-in-sigma).

## Perform ad hoc analysis and explore your data

Explore data from your data platform with ad hoc analysis. Start exploring from a table or a chart, and if your analysis is valuable, save it for later.

Start [exploring your data in Sigma](/docs/ad-hoc-data-explorations).

## Build enterprise-grade analytics

Whether you craft dashboards or live in spreadsheets, you can build enterprise-grade analytics in Sigma.

Sigma's cloud-native architecture queries data directly in your data platform, keeping your data secure in your environment. The system scales horizontally with your data platform capacity to support high user concurrency and fast performance for complex data workflows and analyses.

Collaborate live with other analysts, and supplement your analysis with AI-based functionality. Share insights with others outside of Sigma by exporting reports.

Get started building analytics:

* [Get started with data modeling](/docs/get-started-with-data-modeling).
* Start working with [data elements](/docs/create-a-data-element) and [workbooks](/docs/workbooks-overview), such as a [table](/docs/create-and-manage-tables) or a [chart](/docs/intro-to-visualizations).
* Perform simple and complex calculations with [over 200 functions](/docs/function-index).
* Supplement your analysis by performing [AI queries](/docs/perform-ai-queries).
* Share reports as PDF files, images, or raw data with [exports](/docs/send-or-schedule-workbook-exports).
* Improve availability of data from slow-running queries with [materialization](/docs/materialization).

## Develop powerful apps

Activate workflows with your data by developing [AI apps](/docs/ai-apps) with real-time data from your data platform.

When you develop an app in Sigma, you can:

* Write back data to your data platform with [input tables](/docs/intro-to-input-tables).
* Add interactivity and filtering with [control elements](/docs/intro-to-control-elements).
* Chain complex actions together with [sequenced actions](/docs/intro-to-actions).
* Design app-like behavior using UI components like [modals](/docs/use-modals-to-create-focused-content-views).

## Embed analytics

Sigma offers flexible embedding options that enable you to seamlessly integrate comprehensive analytics into various web applications and workflows. You can deliver Sigma content and capabilities directly to your own end users to enhance the user experience in existing systems.

Embed your insights:

* Explore the possibilities of [embedded analytics](/docs/intro-to-embedded-analytics).
* Dive deeper into real-world use cases with the [Embedding QuickStarts](https://quickstarts.sigmacomputing.com/?cat=embedding).

> Official documentation and guidance for using Sigma to build AI apps, dashboards, and agents on governed warehouse data.

## Docs

- [Sigma basics](https://help.sigmacomputing.com/docs/sigma-basics.md): Learn basic Sigma concepts and terminology for organizations, documents, data, and core product workflows.
- [Start your Sigma trial](https://help.sigmacomputing.com/docs/start-your-sigma-trial.md): Start a free Sigma trial to connect your data platform, explore live cloud data, and build your first workbook.
- [Get around in Sigma](https://help.sigmacomputing.com/docs/get-around-in-sigma.md): Explore the Sigma UI and options available on the Sigma Home page.
- [About billable usage events](https://help.sigmacomputing.com/docs/about-billable-usage-events.md): With Sigma usage-based pricing, your organization incurs credit costs when specific billable events or user activities occur.